American Seminar 11… Even the Best Plans May Fail 25 Sep 20155 Oct 2015 Well, I thought my ideas/lesson on Anne Bradstreet poetry were awesome. And I thought the students would hit the small-group presentations on Bradstreet poetry right out of the park! I…
Assignments… Who Am I/My Culture Assignment 16 Sep 201522 Oct 2015 To dig a little deeper and connect my Tuesdays with Morrie unit to Narrative writing, which my students have and will be doing for the remainder of the year, I decided to…
Assignments… Coach/Mentor Poem – Brainstorming Worksheet, Assignment, Rubric 19 Feb 20153 Dec 2015 In beginning the Coach/Mentor Poem activity, a lesson in my Tuesdays with Morrie unit, I first had the students brainstorm about a coach or a mentor in their personal lives. I created…
High School… Creating My Own Rubric 19 Feb 20153 Dec 2015 During my clinical hours at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School in the fall of 2013, I created a rubric for a research paper in a 12th grade English classroom. I was very…